The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is striving to increase the proportion of science, technology and innovation’s contributions to the sector’s growth by over 50% by 2030 through research, transfer and application activities. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The number of businesses engaged in innovation will account for 60% of the total working in the sector by...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a document, calling for response to the World Wetlands Day 2023, celebrated annually on February 2. With high biodiversity, wetlands in Vietnam have played an important role in the agriculture-based economy as well as socio-economic activities. (Photo: VNA) World Wetlands Day aims to raise global awareness about the vital...

On January 30, at Ba Son Border Guard Station, Cao Lau commune, Cao Loc district, the Provincial Youth Union, the Vietnam Youth Union in Lang Son province coordinated with the Border Guard Command of Lang Son province to launch and implement the New Year tree planting program "in gratitude to Uncle Ho". Attending the launching ceremony on the Central...

The Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport served 5,619 flights from January 19-29, up 49% annually, including 1,789 international and 3,829 domestic flights. At Noi Bai International Airport (Photo: VNA) The number of passengers hit nearly 900,000, up 71%, including 246,000 foreigners. However, the number of domestic passengers was over 80% of the summer peak season 2022 while the...

The Ministry of National Defence launched the New Year tree planting festival at the Hanoi-based Vietnam Military History Museum on January 30. Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) The activity was in response to the 64th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal for New Year tree planting, the 93rd...

The Vietnam Airlines Group, including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO, served 2.4 million passengers on over 14,500 domestic and international flights from January 6-29 which was the peak season of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The group offered services to nearly 80,000 passengers on nearly 500 flights on January 18. Later on January...

With the effort in study and dynamism in union and association work - Student Hoang Thanh Liem (born in 2000, Tan Thanh commune, Cao Loc district), studied in the Nursing Class 14, Lang Son Medical College. At the beginning of January 2023, He was the only representative of Lang Son to receive the "January Star" award in 2022 awarded...

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 30 attended a ceremony to launch an emulation movement and a tree planting festival in Yen Son district in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang. National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (C) plants a tree in Tuyen Quang (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, Hue said that...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 30 examined the progress of key transport projects in the Mekong Delta. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 30 meets and extends Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to workers at the construction site of My Thuan 2 Bridge. (Photo: VNA) Visiting a construction site of My Thuan 2 Bridge that crosses...

A working delegation of the Vietnam Centre for Overseas Labour (Colab) had a meeting on January 29 with representatives from the Counseling Centre for Foreign Workers of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ansan city to promote the implementation of support activities for Vietnamese labourers in the RoK. Working session between representatives from Vietnam Centre for Overseas Labour and Ansan...